NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Julie Freeman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company LLC., its successors and assigns. dated June 21, 2024, recorded in Deed Book 4629, Page 679, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Guild Mortgage Company LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 4738, Page 136, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($464,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January, 2026, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. SS 13-1-11 having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. Guild Mortgage Company LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA SS 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Guild Mortgage Company LLC, 5887 Copley Drive, 3rd floor, San Diego, CA 92111, 8003654441. Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Julie Freeman or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 40 Hollyhock Ln, Covington, GA 30014. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Guild Mortgage Company LLC as Attorney in Fact for Julie Freeman McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 1544 Old Alabama Rd Roswell, GA 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOTS 237, 238, 243 AND 244 OF THE 1ST DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 20 OF BROOKSIDE AT ROSEDOWN SUBDIVISION, PHASE TWO, PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 43, PAGES 149-153, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS; AS REVISED IN PLAT BOOK 46, PAGES 93-97, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLATS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. SAID PROPERTY BEING KNOWN AS 40 HOLLYHOCK LANE, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF NUMBERING HOUSES IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. MR / JD January 6, 2026 Our file no. 25-19433GA-FT17 25-19433GA PUBLIC NOTICE #703337 12/7,14,21,28